WorksheetsCivil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
2.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
3.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
4.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
5.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
6.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
7.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
8.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
9.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
10.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
11.
Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
North
b)
South
12.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
13.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
14.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
15.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
16.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
17.
Who was the general of the Union army who later became the president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
18.
A series of successful battles lead by Union General William T. Sherman fought in the area of Atlanta in the summer of 1864.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Atlanta Campaign
19.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Harper's Ferry
c)
Appomattox Courthouse
d)
Fort Sumpter
20.
What were some reasons that led to the surrender of the Confederate army to the Union army?
a)
The confederacy was running low on food.
b)
The Confederacy was running low on supplies.
c)
Men in the confederate army were dropping out of the war.
d)
All of the above.
21.
What were the major causes of the Civil War?
a)
The North was anti-slavery; the South was in favor of it.
b)
The North favored federal rule; the South favored states' rights.
c)
The North's economy was being hurt by the new tariff laws; the South's economy was dependent on slave labor in agriculture.
d)
All of the above.
22.
Who was the abolitionist who led the raid on Harper's Ferry armory?
a)
John Brown
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Abraham Lincoln
23.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that revealed the true horrors of slavery and influenced the attitude of Northerners on the issue of slavery?
a)
John Brown
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
24.
The Northern economy was based on ___________, while the Southern economy was based on ________________.
a)
agriculture, industry
b)
technology, farming
c)
slavery, shipping
d)
industry, agriculture
25.
The North was more ______________ (had large cities) while the South was more ______________ (had more farms).
a)
cold, warm
b)
urban, rural
c)
free, urban
d)
agricultural, industrial
26.
Someone who opposes slavery is known as a _______________.
a)
abolitionist
b)
general
c)
pacifist
d)
plantation owner
27.
What were some the effects on the South from the Civil War?
a)
Farms, factories and houses were destroyed.
b)
Most of the destruction due to the battles happening here.
c)
Southerners had to rebuild homes and businesses and look for ways to make their economy work.
d)
All of the above
28.
What were some of the effects of the Civil War on the North?
a)
The North grew stronger after the war because there was not much damage since most battles were not fought here. The economy grew quickly after the war.
b)
Slavery became legal and factories shut down and were replaced with farms and plantations.
c)
Northerners had to rebuild their homes and factories due to the extensive damage from battles fought in the North.
d)
Jefferson Davis was elected president after the Civil War.
29.
A Union general in charge ordered his troops to burn the city. He then began a march from Atlanta to Savannah. On the way, the army burned homes, buildings, destroyed rail lines, and demolished bridges.What is the name of this famous event?
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Sherman's March to the Sea
30.
The Civil War ended in 1865 when General Lee surrendered to General Grant. What was the name of this famous event?
a)
Atlanta, GA
b)
Gettysburg, PA
c)
Appomattox Court house, VA
d)
Harper's Ferry, Va
31.
This gave slaves their freedom.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
The Battle of Antietam
d)
The Emancipation Proclomation
32.
Network of safe houses that aided runaway slaves
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Temperance
d)
Safe Houses
33.
Name of the highly influential anti-slavery novel
a)
Uncle Sam's Cabin
b)
The North Star
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Liberator
34.
Former slave who helped on the Underground Railroad
a)
James Cook
b)
Annabelle Lewis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
35.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
36.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Border States
37.
General Sherman's mission was to take Atlanta because it was a railroad hub. Union soldiers took over Atlanta and set the city on fire.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
The Atlanta Campaign
c)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
d)
The Battle of Trenton
38.
This Confederate general helped win many battles. He stood like a stone wall at the Battle of Bull Run.
a)
Robert "Evergreen" Lee
b)
William "Tippecanoe" Harrison
c)
Ulysses "Steel" Grant
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
39.
This side depended on slavery for work on plantations, thought cash crops would be destroyed without slavery, and believed the federal government could not tell them what to do.
a)
North
b)
South
40.
Which side believed that slavery was wrong and should be abolished?
a)
North
b)
South
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